Douglas Kennedy leaves the Richard Flynn Justice Court for the Village and Town on Mount Kisco after the first day of his trial on Oct. 22, 2012. ( Ricky Flores / The Journal News )

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A $200,000 civil suit filed Tuesday by nurses at Northern Westchester Hospital accuses Douglas Kennedy of negligence, assault and battery, as well as causing them emotional and physical distress, including "serious personal permanent injuries with pain and suffering of the body and mind."

Cari Luciano, of Hopewell Junction, and Anna Lane, of Brookfield, Conn., filed the suit in state Supreme Court in White Plains, just a week after Kennedy was acquitted of harassment and child endangerment charges in Mount Kisco Justice Court. The charges stemmed from a Jan. 7 confrontation between ...